Yasothon Province is a fairly affluent rice-producing region although Yasothon 'city' is very rural ... not a pleasant town IMO. Yasothon was annexed from Ubon Ratchathani Province the City of which is 100km south-east, far bigger, modern and with excellent shopping.

Y's best attributes are a BigC to the north, just off the ring road, and a popular market to the south on the road to Kham Kaen Khao/UbonR. Villages outside of Y can range from downright poor - eg: Don Kaen Yai, to affluet > eg: Kham Kaen Khao.

I like Yasothon/Ubon provinces and people. Not much in the way of farang bars and nightlife unless you travel to Roi Et, Ubon R or Mukhdahan. Our family farm and home is 30 km's down the road to Ubon ... refer my Isaan life reports for more detail.